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version 1.31, 2002/02/04 20:41:16 version 1.31.2.1, 2002/06/26 15:30:39
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 .Nd authentication agent  .Nd authentication agent
 .Sh SYNOPSIS  .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm ssh-agent  .Nm ssh-agent
   .Op Fl a Ar bind_address
 .Op Fl c Li | Fl s  .Op Fl c Li | Fl s
 .Op Fl d  .Op Fl d
 .Op Ar command Op Ar args ...  .Op Ar command Op Ar args ...
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 .Pp  .Pp
 The options are as follows:  The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds  .Bl -tag -width Ds
   .It Fl a Ar bind_address
   Bind the agent to the unix-domain socket
   .Ar bind_address .
   The default is
   .Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXX/agent.<ppid> .
 .It Fl c  .It Fl c
 Generate C-shell commands on  Generate C-shell commands on
 .Dv stdout .  .Dv stdout .
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 .Xr ssh-add 1  .Xr ssh-add 1
 adds the files  adds the files
 .Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa ,  .Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa ,
 .Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa  .Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa
 and  and
 .Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity .  .Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity .
 If the identity has a passphrase,  If the identity has a passphrase,
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 This way, private keys are not exposed to clients using the agent.  This way, private keys are not exposed to clients using the agent.
 .Pp  .Pp
 A unix-domain socket is created  A unix-domain socket is created
 .Pq Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXX/agent.<pid> ,  
 and the name of this socket is stored in the  and the name of this socket is stored in the
 .Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK  .Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK
 environment  environment
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 .Pp  .Pp
 The  The
 .Ev SSH_AGENT_PID  .Ev SSH_AGENT_PID
 environment variable holds the agent's PID.  environment variable holds the agent's process ID.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The agent exits automatically when the command given on the command  The agent exits automatically when the command given on the command
 line terminates.  line terminates.
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 Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user.  Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user.
 .It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa  .It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
 Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user.  Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user.
 .It Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXX/agent.<pid>  .It Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXX/agent.<ppid>
 Unix-domain sockets used to contain the connection to the  Unix-domain sockets used to contain the connection to the
 authentication agent.  authentication agent.
 These sockets should only be readable by the owner.  These sockets should only be readable by the owner.
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